This week was full of holiday spirit! We spent our day off at Camden's house. Her REAL home is actually here in Toronto and she's been excited to show us her house! We had a great time watching movies, playing video games, running around in the woods outside, and just spending the day together. Her two dogs, Nataste and Poet are so cute, they make me miss Yocco.

A couple days later, on Thanksgiving, Disney treated everyone to a catered dinner. They don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in Canada on the same day that we do in America. Plus, the food is a little different than I'm used to on Thanksgiving. We had fish, lamb,chicken, vegetables, salad, ravioli, and potatoes. It was all very good.

The next day, we were special guest at the Royal York Hotel's annual tree lighting ceremony. We sang a bunch of Christmas carols and helped raise money for the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada. Nate, a little boy fighting neuroblastoma, and his family, shared his story about his battle with cancer. Nate was able to have a wish granted earlier this year. He loves trains and got to visit his favorite train of all time. He did a great job at pulling the lever and lighting the tree. Afterwards, the hotel held a lunch for us and there was even a special guest in a red suit with a white beard!

On Sunday, Camden, Dakota, me and our families all decided to pitch in and cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Me and my mom made the turkey, pies, vegetables, and sweet potatoes. There was so much food and everyone ate until our stomachs almost exploded. We also played some card games and Bananagrams. Although I miss my family back in Pennsylvania, having terrific friends to spend the holidays with is awesome!

This week started off with a huge treat--- Marissa (and her mom) came to visit! She filled in for a day and also got to spend some time with us. While she was here, we explored Toronto a bit and went to see the movie "Jack and Jill". It was a very funny movie. We had dinner at Jack Astors and then played Phase 10 late into the night (big surprise, right?). She could only stay a couple days so she wouldn't miss too much school, but we still had a great time. I was sad to see her leave but I know we'll see each other soon.

Miss Kim took us on a field trip one day. We went on a sightseeing bus ride. It was VERY cold but we wore lots of clothes and had a blanket. We got some ideas for future field trips after seeing the sights.

Our shows are continuing to go great. The audiences really seem to enjoy it and there have been great crowds everyday. We are continuing to collect donations for Broadway Cares/The Actors Fund of Canada and people have been VERY generous. It's great to know so many people are so supportive.

At the end of the week, our company was able to go see "The Addams Family" tour. We really liked it. It was a lot of fun and they even made a "Mary Poppins" reference which of course, our whole section laughed at and cheered for! After the show, we took a backstage tour and met several of the actors.

I can't wait to see what week #3 in Toronto has to offer! Stay tuned....

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About Me

Thanks for following along while I blog about my amazing experiences on stage and in front of the camera. My mom and I started this blog to record my fantastic memories while on the road with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. I played "Chip", the teacup for almost an entire year. I got to visit and perform in 42 cities and I had an amazing time! My other favorite roles and shows have been Fulton Theatre's 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' (Jeremy Potts), Walnut Street Theatre's 'Oliver', Civic Theatre of Allentown's 'A Christmas Carol' (Tiny Tim), 'Seussical Jr.' (JoJo), 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' (Jimmy Gale/Tad Lincoln), 'High School Musical' (B-Boy), 'Cabaret' (Boy Soprano Soloist), 'Parade', and 'Willy Wonka Jr.'(Oompa Loompa).
I have so many amazing people in my life that love me and support my talents like my TERRIFIC family, my AWESOME friends, and my FANTASTIC teachers. I can't thank you enough for all of your support!
I'd like to give special thanks to those who have helped me grow and improve on what I love to do...especially William Sanders, Pam Rice, Roni Gerry, Shawn Salevsky, Lois Waelchli, Bob Marks, Jen Rudin, and my agents, David and Dina, at Generation TV!